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'''Fenton''' is a village in western [[Lincolnshire]], within the [[Kesteven]] part of the county. It is fourteen miles south-west of the [[county town]], the city of [[Lincoln]], two miles north-east of the village of [[Claypole, Lincolnshire|Claypole]] and a mile and a half off the A17 road. | '''Fenton''' is a village in western [[Lincolnshire]], within the [[Kesteven]] part of the county. It is fourteen miles south-west of the [[county town]], the city of [[Lincoln]], two miles north-east of the village of [[Claypole, Lincolnshire|Claypole]] and a mile and a half off the A17 road. | ||
The parish church is All Saints’ Church. It is a Grade I listed building.<ref>{{NHLE|1062914|Church of All Saints}}</ref> It has a crocketed spire and is mainly of Perpendicular and Decorated Gothic styles, but retains a Norman north | The parish church is All Saints’ Church. It is a Grade-I listed building.<ref>{{NHLE|1062914|Church of All Saints}}</ref> It has a crocketed spire and is mainly of Perpendicular and Decorated Gothic styles, but retains a Norman north arcade.<ref>''Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull'' 1885, p. 391</ref> The chancel was rebuilt in 1838 and restored in 1875.<ref>Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' p. 125; Methuen & Co. Ltd</ref> | ||
==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
Latest revision as of 09:49, 17 November 2017
| Fenton | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Village pond, Fenton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK880509 |
| Location: | 53°2’54"N, -0°41’18"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Newark |
| Postcode: | NG23 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Kesteven |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Sleaford and North Hykeham |
Fenton is a village in western Lincolnshire, within the Kesteven part of the county. It is fourteen miles south-west of the county town, the city of Lincoln, two miles north-east of the village of Claypole and a mile and a half off the A17 road.
The parish church is All Saints’ Church. It is a Grade-I listed building.[1] It has a crocketed spire and is mainly of Perpendicular and Decorated Gothic styles, but retains a Norman north arcade.[2] The chancel was rebuilt in 1838 and restored in 1875.[3]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about South Kesteven Fenton, Kesteven) |
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1062914: Church of All Saints
- ↑ Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 391
- ↑ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 125; Methuen & Co. Ltd